Adaptation Gap Report 2023– Case Study: The Pacific heat dome: Heatwave lessons from the United States of America

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dc.contributor.organizationEarly Warning and Assessment Division
dc.contributor.otherHess, Jeremy
dc.contributor.otherEbi, Kristie
dc.coverage.spatialUnited States
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-01T12:22:32Z
dc.date.available2023-11-01T12:22:32Z
dc.date.issued2023-11
dc.descriptionGiven that the magnitude and patterns of morbidity and mortality associated with the multiple extreme heatwaves that occurred in 2023 are still being determined, it is instructive to examine the human health consequences of a heatwave that affected the north-western United States of America and Canada over several days in late June and July 2021. This case study is drawn from the publication Adaptation Gap Report 2023.en
dc.description.urihttps://www.unep.org/resources/adaptation-gap-report-2023
dc.formatpdf
dc.identifier.citationThe Pacific heat dome: Heatwave lessons from the United States of America. An online resource of Adaptation Gap Report 2023: Underfinanced. Underprepared. Inadequate investment and planning on climate adaptation leaves world exposed. Nairobi.
dc.identifier.isbn978-92-807-4092-9
dc.identifier.urihttps://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/43844
dc.languageEnglish
dc.page.number3 p.
dc.relation.haspart<a href="https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/43796">Adaptation Gap Report 2023 </a>
dc.relation.ispartofAdaptation Gap Report 2023
dc.rights.accessLevelPublic
dc.subjectheat wave
dc.subjectclimate change adaptation
dc.subjectcase study
dc.subjectUnited States
dc.subject.sdgSDG 13 - Climate Action
dc.subject.themeclimate
dc.titleAdaptation Gap Report 2023– Case Study: The Pacific heat dome: Heatwave lessons from the United States of America en
dc.typeInstitutional series

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